Washington Wachira

Environmentalist, Explorer, Filmmaker, Photographer, Scientist

By age 14, Washington was already on a career path towards nature interpretation and conservation. Washington Wachira holds a BSc in Environmental Science and is currently taking an MSc Animal Ecology from Kenyatta University http://ku.ac.ke/ . He is an experienced Safari Guide and has led many expeditions and research projects across Kenya. He has progressively gained a top niche in the birding field in Kenya and is currently among the top birders in the region. He is a member of the Bird Committee of Nature Kenya, Chair of the National Bird of Kenya Sub-committee, the Country Representative for Kenya at Youth Africa Birding and Manager for the Kenya Bird Map Project http://kenyabirdmap.adu.org.za/ . He is a National Geographic Explorer on his work with African Crowned Eagles. He is also a birds of prey graduate student with The Peregrine Fund https://peregrinefund.org/ . He is also the Vice Chairperson at the Kenya Herpetofauna Working Group. As a young conservationist in his country, he has become a voice of hope for the future scientists. Washington’s dream is to see a world where everyone cares about nature, and wants to help birds have a better home on earth.

Washington has great passion for environmental education and he founded Youth Conservation Awareness Programme (YCAP) http://www.ycap.or.ke/ to nurture young environmental enthusiasts in Kenya. He is a keen writer and has published multiple articles in a variety of local and international publications. As a result of his conservation passion, he has won many awards including Mr. Environment and Ambassador for Nairobi Province in 2012 and The Daisy Rothschild Award in 2015. He is a passionate and talented Nature Photographer featured in many publications Worldwide. He has won multiple photo awards including the First Position in the Underwater Category of the 2016 East African Wild Life Photo Competition; and Honourable Mention in the Best of Nikon Kenya 2016 Photography Competition.

Birds can be a gateway to appreciating nature

The love of birds can be a gateway to loving nature. Indeed by loving these feather-makers, we can help the World appreciate the value of all aspects of nature.

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